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Mar 6, 2024 · Georgia O'Keeffe was a 20th-century American painter and pioneer of American modernism best known for her canvases depicting flowers, skyscrapers, animal skulls and southwestern landscapes.
Georgia O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887–March 6, 1986) remains one of the most revolutionary painters of the 20th century. She created an influential and still beloved modernism, abstracting familiar shapes like flowers, mountains, and buildings. Her associations with photographer Alfred Stieglitz, and others, have left us a rich record of the ...
Georgia O’Keeffe. In 1959, the artist Georgia O’Keeffe boarded an airplane in the United States and proceeded to travel for several months. Alongside visits to historical sites in Japan, India, and Iran, it was flight that captivated the 72-year-old O’Keeffe. “I’ve been flying a lot lately,” she said in an interview.
For seven decades, Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986) was a major figure in American art. Remarkably, she remained independent from shifting art trends and stayed true to her own vision, which was based on finding the essential, abstract forms in nature.
Georgia O'Keeffe was born near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1887. During her teens and early adulthood, O'Keeffe lived in Virginia, Chicago, and New York. She studied with John Vanderpoel at the Art Institute of Chicago, with William Merritt Chase at the Art Students League of New York, and with Arthur Wesley Dow at Columbia University of New York.
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Sep 29, 2016 · Georgia O'Keeffe was born on November 15, 1887, on a farm in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She demonstrated an early aptitude for art and resolved to become an artist. After graduating from high school in 1905, O'Keeffe attended the Art Institute of Chicago from 1905 to 1906, and the Art Students League in New York from 1907 to 1908.
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